GEO those are very interesting links. Its all greek to me. I geuss I'm just not that smart.hahahahahaha

GEO

08-18-2004, 11:25 PM

Well at least you are smart enough to figure out where it all came from anyway....................The Greeks.
The Greek Alphabet contains 24 letters,and if placed in a circle it makes the Compass with the 15* angle between each.IE. 0*,15*,30*,45*60*75*,90*....to .....180*..... to 270*.....to 360* or 0*.
I could get deep fast now,but will try and keep it fairly simple.

http://www.mathacademy.com/pr/prime/articles/greek/index.asp

http://www.ibiblio.org/koine/greek/lessons/alphabet.html

ANGULAR MEASUREMENT(ANGLES)

http://mintaka.sdsu.edu/GF/explain/atmos_refr/angles.html

ARISTOTLE, PLATO, SOCRATES,PTOLEMY,COPERNICUS,Were the great mathmaticians who came up with most of the formulae we still use today.

I have read all their works and have studied indept into math.
I hope this helps.

Geezer_Veazey

08-19-2004, 07:17 AM

Hello, Geo.

A statement in your "ANGULAR MEASUREMENTS" link stated that the width of the thumb at arms length was approximately 2 degrees. I used that to check out a "rule of thumb" that I learned many years ago - that the sun will travel 4 fingers at arms length in 30 minutes. In other words, when the sun is 4 fingers at arms length above the horizon, it's time to bring in the mule. The sun will set in 30 minutes.

Well, it turned out to be a pretty good rule of thumb. There are 48 30-minute time periods in one 360 degree rotation of the sun (earth). That divides out to 7.5 degrees per 30 minutes. Four widths of the thumb would be 8 degrees, slightly more than four fingers since the thumb is slightly larger than the fingers.

Just thought you'd like to know.

Geezer

arkansas_stickerdude

08-19-2004, 09:48 AM

Wow thats too deep 4 me. I just look at my watch to tell me when to bring in themule. hahahaha wait I don't have a mule.

GEO

08-19-2004, 01:00 PM

Geezer I guess that would be called the rule of THUMB :lol:
I forgot to add Sir Issac Newton.
http://scienceworld.wolfram.com/biography/Newton.html
What is that Old saying.......sometimes you can know too much.